公开(公告)号：WO2018116135A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：PCT/IB2017/058074

申请日：2017-12-18

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： CRONCH, Daniel F. ,  CARRANZA, Sergio D. ,  LEE, Boon K. ,  HAASE, Michael A. ,  SMITH, Terry L.

IPC: G02B6/38

Abstract: An optical connector (100) comprises one or more optical cables (110) disposed within a housing (120). Each optical cable (110) includes an array of at least one optical waveguide (111) and at least one optical ferrule (112) attached to the array of optical waveguides (111). The housing (120) includes a first housing portion (121) and a second housing portion (122) engaged with the first housing portion (121). The second housing portion (122) comprises at least one carrier (130) and one frame (140). The carrier (130) and frame (140) of the second housing portion (122) are configured to support the one or more optical cables (110). The first housing portion (121) and the second housing portion (122) are configured such that mechanical engagement of the first housing portion (121) with the second housing portion (122) moves the carrier (130) relative to the frame (140). Movement of the carrier (130) relative to the frame (140) causes a bend in each optical waveguide (111) and rotation of each ferrule (112). The bend provides a predetermined spring force of the optical waveguides (111) at a predetermined angle of the ferrule (112).

公开(公告)号：WO2019142078A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：PCT/IB2019/050199

申请日：2019-01-10

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： CRONCH, Daniel F. ,  LEE, Nicholas A. ,  LEE, Boon K. ,  HAASE, Michael A. ,  MA, Changbao

IPC: G02B6/40 ,  G02B6/38

Abstract: An optical connector includes multiple optical subconnectors, wherein each optical subconnector comprises a subconnector housing and one or more optical cable assemblies. The optical connector has two or more housing components, including at least a first housing component and a second housing component. Control of x, y, and z translation of the multiple optical subconnectors is distributed between the first and second housing components such that each housing component controls movement of the optical subconnectors along at least one but not all of the x, y, and z axes.